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December 1, 2019
Work/Businesses

“Nothing is as effective as homeopathy”

Various medical associations have concluded that homeopathy (an alternative medicine) is not effective. "Nothing is as effective as homeopathy" is a saying that was posted on Twitter by…

July 11, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Nothing is impossible with the right attitude and a hammer”

"Nothing is impossible with the right attitude and a hammer" is a jocular motivational saying that has been printed on many images. "All is possible with the right attitude and a…

December 9, 2014
Work/Businesses

“Nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent”

Edward H. Hart, California manager for the Penn Mutual, said the following at the celebration of the company's fifty-fifth anniversary: "Nothing in the world will take the place of the…

November 20, 2025
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresWork/Businesses

“Nothing is more humbling than when you see your face in the self checkout camera”

No one seems to look good in a store's self checkout camera. This has the reputation for making people look even worse than passport photos or driver's license photos. "I never look…

May 20, 2012
Work/Businesses

“Nothing kills a bad product faster than good advertising” (advertising adage)

"Nothing kills a bad product faster/quicker than good advertising" is a popular advertising adage. The adage means that good advertising makes people aware of a product, but if the…

January 5, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Nothing makes a person more productive than the last minute”

"Nothing makes a person more productive than the last minute" (or "Nothing makes me more productive than the last minute") is a one-line saying that has been printed on many…

November 24, 2012
Work/Businesses

“Nothing recedes like success”

"Nothing succeeds like success" is a French proverb from the 19th century. "Nothing recedes like success" -- that is, nothing goes away faster than success -- is a jocular…

July 15, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Nothing ruins a Friday more than an understanding that today is Tuesday”

Many people can't wait for Friday. “Nothing screws up your Friday like realizing it’s only Tuesday” is a popular saying, "Nothing fucks up your Friday like realizing that its only…

June 11, 2020
Work/Businesses

“Nothing says a company doesn’t value you like, ‘Dear Valued Customer’”

Some business letters begin, "Dear Valued Customer." However, a truly valued customer would have a letter addressed with a personal name. "Nothing says we don't give a fuck…

February 14, 2014
Work/Businesses

“Nothing says love like something you made”

"Nothing says love/lovin' like something you made/make yourself" is a popular sentiment on Valentine's Day. Something that someone does especially for another person is often…

November 24, 2012
Work/Businesses

“Nothing succeeds like success”

"Nothing succeeds like success" and "fortune favors the fortunate" are proverbs that mean that one success (or fortune) will lead to another. The proverb was popular in 19th…

May 5, 2005
Work/Businesses

“Now Anything’s Possible” & “The Place to Be” (Time Warner Cable)

I subscribed to Time Warner's "Road Runner" broadband service. The company's recorded phone messages told me that Time Warner was "The Place to Be." I took home the…

January 31, 2020
Work/Businesses

“Now if you’ll excuse me, today’s bad decisions aren’t going to make themselves”

"Time to get up and get going. Today's bad decisions aren't going to make themselves" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Now if you'll excuse…

March 20, 2020
Work/Businesses

“Now is not the right time to surround yourself with positive people” (virus joke)

"Surround yourself with positive people" is self-help advice that has been printed on many images. However, the 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak caused social distancing and quarantines.…

November 18, 2016
Work/Businesses

“Now that they allow us to wear jeans at the office everyday, I am no longer a slacker”

The website Pun of the Day posted this pun by Rick Kelso (of Kansas) on September 14, 2016: "Now that they allow us to wear jeans at the office everyday, I am no longer a slacker." The…

November 22, 2005
Work/Businesses

“Now That’s HIP” (Health Insurance Plan of Greater NY)

HIP is the Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York. HIP is national, but it began in New York City. "Now That's HIP" is a slogan from 2002.…

August 9, 2015
Work/Businesses

“Nuclear fusion is just 30 years away—and always will be”

"Nuclear fusion is just 30 years away -- and always will be" is an old joke about an energy source that has long failed to be commercially viable. "Brazil is the country of the…

July 26, 2019
Work/Businesses

“Nurses can really take the pressure”

"Nurses can (really) take the pressure" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that nurses can take the pressure of their job -- and they can also take a…

July 27, 2019
Work/Businesses

“Nurses can take the pressure”

"Nurses can (really) take the pressure" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that nurses can take the pressure of their job -- and they can also take a…

April 2, 2025
Food/DrinkWork/Businesses

“Nutrition Fact: If you drink a gallon of water a day, you won’t have time to be in other people’s drama because you’ll be too busy peeing. Stay hydrated, my friends”

"Drinking a large amount of water everyday helps you avoid other people's drama because you're too busy peeing. Stay hydrated" is a jocual saying that has been printed on many…

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